The Scenic Diamond is one of four new-generation ships with private balconies that raise the bar on luxury.

The best European river cruise? We think so.

Cruising doesn’t have to be ocean-bound with 3,000 fellow passengers and an onboard wave pool. European river cruising is the refined alternative, the new rage of the over-50 crowd. This trip, on these luxurious new ships, is the cream of the crop. We boarded as skeptics. We left 15 days later as cruise converts. Click on the free PDF below to see why we called this “the best trip of our boomer lives.”